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- by Roberto Rocha
- published from Australia
- on 2010.08.14
Up close with crocs at Cape Tribulation
Cairns isn’t just for the Great Barrier Reef. Just two hours north is a rainforest with deadly crocodiles, virginal beaches, refreshing creeks and at least one bat.
- by Roberto Rocha
- published from Australia
- on 2010.05.24
Divine diving and pedophile jokes on the Apollo
Two hours into the sailing trip, Dave, the divemaster, brought out the pedophile jokes.
He had already riled the Irish on board (“Your body is 80 percent water, except for the Irish, which are 30 percent alcohol”) but was still several hours from touching on race (“Why is Stevie Wonder always smiling? He doesn’t know he’s black”).
It was, to be sure, an alarming start to a three-day cruise around the Whitsunday Islands.
- by Roberto Rocha
- published from Australia
- on 2010.05.19
Noosa canoe trip: you get what you pay for
Everyone – and I mean everyone – who took the canoe trip up the Noosa River got it for free. Tribal Travel, an agency ubiquitous in Australia, is throwing it in when you book other classic tours like Fraser Island on a 4WD and sailing on the Whitsundays.
While they’re clearly trying to promote this lesser-known trip, it has two major problems: a) it’s not really free, and b) it totally acts like it’s free.